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the Internet.  Remember
when it inherently promised educators a dramatic new medium of communication,
information, and instruction? Today it seems to have succumbed to the
mercenary interests of spammers, file-swappers, and popup-window advertisers.
Internet 2, a not-for-profit consortium of universities and tech
industries, is committed to creating "tomorrow's Internet."
It has been promoting exciting new applications in virtual laboratories,
digital libraries, distributed instruction — technologies that exploit
high dedicated bandwidth. Among the most promising uses of Internet 2
has been in arts education.
The 2003 Michigan Music Technology Conference will be focusing on applications
of "Internet 2 in Music Education."
 This
year's keynote speaker will be James Faulconer, chair of the Music
Technology Department at the University of Oklahoma. Among Dr. Faulconer's
diverse fields of expertise are the use of MIDI to teach musical concepts
in general music education, and the use of distance learning technology
for teaching music.
Both as a demonstration of his MIDI methodology and a demonstration of
advanced Internet 2 communication, Dr. Faulconer will be addressing the
conference from his campus in Norman, Oklahoma. In addition to his keynote
speech, he will be teaching music to children in both Norman and Ann Arbor,
and will be engaged in a bi-state panel discussion.
As a further application of Internet 2, the Michigan Music Technology
Conference will be webcast to virtual attendees in Oklahoma and elsewhere.
This certainly promises to be one of the most exciting conferences yet.
We are quite pleased to continue our collaboration with Lentine's
Music of Akron, Ohio. Lentine's maintains a powerful commitment to
music education technology. Not only will they be providing computers,
synthesizers and clinicians to the Michigan Music Technology Conference
on January 16, Lentine's will also be sponsoring and maintaining MSBOA's
Hands-on Room at the 2003 Midwestern Conference January 17-18.
 The
Washtenaw Intermediate
School District will again serve as host and co-sponsor. Previous
attendees know these facilities to be an ideal setting for this high-tech
event. Its conference rooms are versatile and are wired for audio, video,
distance learning and connectivity. Its computer
laboratory maintains 12 Pentium PCs and 12 Power Macintoshes
for instruction and hands-on exploration. Parking is ample, on-site, and
free.
In previous years attendance has surpassed two hundred. In order to maintain
a smooth operation, we are again limiting attendance to two hundred participants,
and will provide lunch only for pre-registrants.
You will want to pre-register.
Expect to see a conference brochure
in your mailbox shortly. In it you'll find a complete list of events
and presenters, directions,
and a pre-registration form.
Please register early and tell your colleagues and friends. Registration,
including lunch, costs just $35.
The Michigan Music Technology Conference is Thursday, January 16, 2003,
from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
The conference is presented by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra
Association (MSBOA) in cooperation
with the Michigan Music Educators Association (MMEA)
and the Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA).
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